Heartsong (Logan 2)

lies and so did my step-daddy Chester. They put

Grandma Belinda away so no one would learn the

truth, whatever that is, and everyone went along with

it, including your parents. Your mother told me lies

are like termites eating at the moral foundation. If that

were true, you'd all be living in rubble," I said. Cary didn't argue. He nodded, looked horribly

sad and tired. He stared at the floor for a while and

when he finally lifted his head, his eyes were glassy,

tearful.

"I lied too," he said. "I didn't make that hole in

the floor just to watch over Laura when she was

seeing Robert Royce. I made it before. I didn't know many girls and Laura was the softest, prettiest person in my life. Until she started seeing Robert, we did everything together. We never hid anything from each

other.

"One day," he continued, "she started to lock

her door. Everything in her life became so private and

secret. She grew up faster, I suppose, even though we

were twins. I felt left out, alone. I never had many

friends at school. Laura was starting to make more

friends, be invited to things without me. We were

drifting apart. I don't know why I did it," he said. "She

locked me out and I wanted to spy on her, I suppose,

and see what it was that she would do by herself, 'why

she wanted to be alone."

He raised his eyes to me again, this time tears

emerging and trickling down his cheeks.

"I never told anyone this before."

"And you think that was your sin?" I asked

softly.

"It was," he said. He took a deep breath. "I

watched her without her knowing and at her most